Looking for a buddy - Skinny Fat Body re-composistion

Im 5ft3 and 119lb's and i working example of skinny fat, who is looking to look leaner. I currently have a body fat rating of about 25% and my aim is to get to about 18% and look toned.

Im looking for a buddy who is roughly in the same position as me exact stats are unimportant height weight etc .. but im looking for someone who is skinny fat like me so i thought the fitness forum was a better place to look as wieght loss is't exactly the primary focus, while fat loss and muscle gain is.

Anyone fancy buddying up?? to help each other with idea's motivation, support perhaps swap diet / exercise plans etc ... keep us both on track??

I'm female, 5'9" and 145 lbs. I think my body fat is around 23% but that's from an online calculator so it's probably inaccurate, I would love to be around 18%. I'm looking to tone and get stronger.

I just started weight training with a personal trainer at the gym and I also spend about 20 minutes on the elliptical after weight training. In addition to that I also take kung fu (the reason why I want to get stronger).

Count me in, I started in January at 119lbs. (5'2") 27% Body fats. I started working out and gained 15 lbs of muscle, losing 2 inches around the waist and gaining muscle in my arms and legs. I am currently at 24% body fat but I am trying to get down to 18% as well because that is the lowest to be considered healthy, although I'd love 15% if possible:)

Sign me up too! I'd love to pick up some good tips for this stage of my journey. Losing the weight was easy for me, making it look good is hard! I'm 5'9" and 145lbs with a body fat calculated around 18-19% (I'm male). I don't have any fat on my arms or legs, but my core is a soft mess. After losing the weight I stayed locked into my calorie goals, but got lazy and took in more fat and less protein than I wanted to. I'm refocused on where my calories are coming from and looking for the right set of exercise routines to tighten up my core to match my limbs.

I'm in the same boat. I'm 5'2" and 126 pounds with 23% body fat. I want to tone up a lot and get down to 20% body fat. I have been doing some strength training and have started to see my muscles get more toned. But the progress is slow and painful.

Hey everyone. I used to be in the same boat where I was doing a lot of exercise but my bodyfat never really dropped. I was getting really down on myself because I was working my butt off and I was stuck at 19% bodyfat. Then I got on a new program and dropped 7% bodyfat (19% down to 12%) in just over two months and I continue to see results. I have always had a goal of trying to get to 8%. I can share a few tips if it will help.

The first thing I did was re-work my nutrition. I always figured that since I was working out all the time, I could eat what I wanted. I was so wrong. I never realized how much nutrition came into play. Here are the basics - 5-6 small meals per day (1 meal every 2 1/2 - 4 hours) A lot of protein to repair muscle from lifting (1 gram per pound of bodyweight) and carbs from whole grains (whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, brown rice, oatmeal) and vegetables. Finally a lot of water and 30-60 grams of healthy fats (Peanut butter, almonds, etc). Pick one day per week, where you have 1-2 cheat meals of whatever you want. That way you curb your cravings and mix up your metabolism a bit. Make sure it is only on that day however. That means no little sweats here and there or cans of soda, etc. Even staying away from diet soda..

You also need to make sure you aren't doing too much cardio and that you are doing the right type of cardio. I used to do cardio 5-6 times per week @ 45-60 minutes a session. Never did anything for me, and it can end up eating away at muscle and making you lose strength. The best form of cardio is HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Visit my thread on it here :http://caloriecount.about.com/hiit-high-inten sity-interval-training-best-ft140800

Finally just make sure to do strength training with intensity 3-4 times per week (45-60 minutes a session) and lift heavy with weights you can only do 4-8 times. This is the same for both men and women.

Yeah, guys! I am so happy you guys are here! Vyperman is right on the money! I am training for a figure competition right now and sit at about 9% body fat, so as a female, that's not too bad. I am 5'5" and about 116-117 pounds. So, the only thing I would say in response is watch those cheat days! I think once a week is a bit much, but if you need to for psychological reasons, then by all means, dig in. 5 meals is good, 6 is better, starting the very first thing when you wake up in the morning. Find out how much protein you should eat at EVERY meal and never cut the protein out!!! You have to have it!! I weigh everything out. I also cut my carbs out completely for my last meal, and this really helps! I agree, drink a lot of water, I drink over a gallon a day. I know this sounds like a lot, but you'll get used to it! As I train for a competition, I don't touch any bread, even the good stuff...whole wheat pasta is good, yams, brown rice and oatmeal, I feel is even better. Veggies are awesome, especially if they are green and leafy as well as asparagus, broccoli, etc. I know some do, but I never count calories from veggies. I would add olive and sesame oil to the list of good fats as well as cashew butter. Make sure you take a multivitamin, and you ladies should probably supplement some calcium as well, other than that, I'm anti supplements. I do 30 minutes of cardio in the morning, 60-80% of HR max, 6 days a week. I do HIIT training 3-4 times a week after my last meal of the day, never more than 15 minutes (not counting warm up and cool down). And of course, hit those weights! =) Keep it up, even if it's just for 3 weeks or so and you will see a drastic improvement! Great job peeps at your commitment to create a better body composition! =)

Vyperman, why thank you! You seriously made my day!! It has been a lot of hard work and skipping on some major fun meals, events, etc. I really appreciate your saying that. In fact, I think you just helped give me the boost I needed to finish this competition! Thanks again!

My meal plan is pretty simple. Six days a week, I follow the plan below and Sunday is my rest day where I have 4 healthy meals and 2 cheat meals. One cheat meal when I get up, and the other in the late afternoon before 5PM.

Wow! This is sooo me!!! I'm female 5'3, started the journey mid-last year (not really knowing what I was doing until this year). I started about 115lb I guess and def skinny-fat b/c I have a small frame. I HATED the rolls on my stomach. I've never been lean, so I made a promise to myself I would LOSE those fat rolls covering up my abs.

Soooo, I started running... about 4x a week for half hour, my diet stayed the same, because I hadn't discovered this site yet. This year however, my diet has changed dramatically!! I make sure I get enough protein, try to limit sat fats, and watch my calories to create a healthy deficit. I also upped my cardio to every day to help my metabolism, and introduced a little bit of strength training to keep everything tight.

I am now 107lbs, and my fat rolls have DIMINISHED!! I'm close to the lean body I have always wanted, and I couldn't be happier!! :)

Hi I would love to join in, I believe I totally fall into the skinny fat catogory.

Apologies to the op if this is slightly highjacking the post but there seems to be alot of knowledgeable people here I would love to hear from.

I'm slightly confused as to what my body fat % is, please excuse my poor descriptions of equipment, but I used a machine at the fitness centre the other day that calualated my bmi, weight, body fat % and hight. I basically had to grip the handels at the sides of the machine and it printed me a ticket saying I had 19% body fat. 19 bmi I'm female, 28, 5'10 tall.

I was clearly pretty happy with 19% although it would be nice to get it down HOWEVER when I went on a body fat calculator online entering in my measurements I came out at 31%?!?! Has anyone got any methods or clear way of working this out correctly.

My stats are.

F28 , 5'10, 139lbs

bust 34, waist 27.5 hips 35.5 wrist (apparently this was needed) 5.5

Love to hear peoples fitness diet plans. I'm loving that this is less about losing weight and more about body re-composistion.. thanks in advance..